California
So I was born in So Cal....(in 1975 incase anyone is wondering) and lived in the same house from the age of 2 until I left at 18. At 19, I decided I wanted to try something new and applied and was accepted to the University of Oklahoma where I was sure I would find myself a nice cowboy and live on a ranch....
I spent one semester there.
Notice how GREEN and LUSH everything is!
And this... oh yeah, that pool is heated only by the glorious sun!
And this.... Nothing like a warm night at the ball park, (especially one that serves vanilla Carnation cups.)
Now my short stay in OK had nothing to do with the place. It was different, that's for sure (I've never seen so much "chicken-fried" in my life) but I really enjoyed my time there and the people I met...and the OU campus... just beautiful...(don't even get me started on my obsession with old libraries)
I left because of the events of April 19th, 1995... The Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. That kind of sadness that takes over an entire state is something I had never seen before...it was too much to bear, alone, away from loved ones.
So I came home and enrolled in the University of Southern California...FIGHT ON!
In late 1996 I met Candy Man at a bar (and they say those things never last) and we were married in 1998 (oh people, the story of my wedding.... remind me to tell when we know one another a bit better...).
In 2000 The Boy was born and in 2003 I was ready to leave LA in search of a slower paced life. Our business allows us to work from anywhere, as long as we come back to LA for the summer. So, we ended up choosing St. George, UT. Great place. Amazing weather, beautiful landscape, nice people... but no family nearby.
In 2006 we moved to Castle Rock, CO where my sister lives. FUN neighborhood but CRAPPY weather, especially for us Cali wimps. We lasted there a year.
Well, now it's 2008 and we are in beautiful Southern California! Doing things like this:
Notice how GREEN and LUSH everything is!
And this... oh yeah, that pool is heated only by the glorious sun!
And this.... Nothing like a warm night at the ball park, (especially one that serves vanilla Carnation cups.)So, regardless of fires, floods, earthquakes, gangs and the Govenator, I am a California girl through and through....until 2009 when I am sure I will start to think that North Carolina is calling my name...
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You are more then welcom to put my 'bog' in your sidebar. When you think about it, a blog is like bog. You can get stuck in them, reading and reading, unable to get out to do actual work. ;) I'll put you in mine too if it's ok.
Raised in.... California
Went to school in.... California
Met my husband in.... California
Got married in.... California
Had my daughter in.... California
Still here!!! I'd be willing to move where it doesn't get too hot or humid or too cold. Is there a place like that other than my temperature controlled car/home/office?
Let me know.
Rachel
I've always had a bit of Scarlett O'Hara in me.. and don't even get me started on men with southern accents.. Steel Magnolia's is one of my favorite movies... Sweet Home Alabama is one of my all time favorite songs...
I can't say I blame you for moving back. It was a hard, hard winter. Five feet of snow for three months straight.
I can't think about it. Five feet of snow and you moving...it's all too much.
Heather M
Had to comment when you mentioned the library at OU. I was from TX when I visited my friend attending college there. Oh. My. Goodness. I was ready to give up my future as a MILF to be a virgin librarian, spending my lonely days holed up in that beautiful, soulful edifice with the leather tomes as my only companion. But, I dunno, I might have sauced it up in a skirt occasionally on those glass floors.
Thanks for a good read!
oh i'm so jealous of your consistent sunshine!